Just heard...

[heidi]

folk just told me that massacheusetts just legalized gay marriage! Waycool!!1!!!!one!!!1

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[wendywoowho.livejournal.com]

It kicks ass in many many ways!

[folk.livejournal.com]

AMAZING. JUST AMAZING.

[cursive.livejournal.com]

Hi. Do you have a reference for this; a link? I'd love to use it in a class discussion forum.

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Cnn.com is as good a start as any.

[cursive.livejournal.com]

Oh sure I can find a news reference. For some reason I thought you might have something else.

Thanks, though.

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

No, no, they had the ruling itself. I can't c&p the url while on my handheld!

[cursive.livejournal.com]

Oh, perfect. Thanks. I'll find it, no worries.

[no-remorse.livejournal.com]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/18/gay.marriage.reut/index.html

[meggitymeg.livejournal.com]

courtesy of ladylaw7, the full text of the opinion can be found here.

[cursive.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

BTW, did not legalize. Just struck down ban. Not quite the same thing. :)

[junesrose.livejournal.com]

Well, the civil union of marriage is a legal act. I'm not a lawyer and may not be stating this correctly, but now, legally, there is no reason in the state of MA to deny two people of the same sex a licensce for marriage. Except that Gov Mitt opposes it, and will be filing an amendament soon.
Congrats go out to all of you in committed relationships here in the baystate.
Have a glass of champagne for me!!

[hastyent.livejournal.com]

This is incredible. I can't wait to tell everyone in my social work classes. Thank you Heidi for posting this and thank you folk for telling heidi!

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

If you read the links, one of them specifically states:

The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday it is unconstitutional for the state to deny marriage to gay and lesbian couples, a move that could make the state the first to legalize same-sex marriages.

In other words, the ban is gone, yes. Is it legal? Maybe.

My boss is head of the RI Alliance, and she knows that wording is everything. :)

(deleted to fix link, which for some reason went FTP on me instead of http)

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

Okay, AOL's messing up the links. Must be for those who want to link off-site to AOL but get messed up. I'm not deleting it, but change the link to HTTP instead of FTP and you'll get there.

[harlequincy.livejournal.com]

Holy crap! This is the happiest moment of my day week! Awesomeawesomeawesomeawesome! *dies happy*

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

Ah that IS a start.
ok so im a total dumbhead livign in europe adn i'm asking: this is the ONE AND ONLY state legalizing gay marriage? HTis is the first one? *drops jaw*

[sangerin.livejournal.com]

As I understand it, Vermont has civil unions, and Hawaii had one or the other (can't remember which) for a very short time until a referendum changing the constitution to allow discrimnation went through. But this is off the top of my head and I may not be entirely correct.

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

~a referendum to change the constitution to *allow* discrimination??~ *drops jaw* this. isn't. possible. OH well. This is a strange world and it's still missign a bit of love and harmony. :)